Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher explained

Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher
Artist:Cris Bruch
Type:Sculpture
Material:Stainless steel
Height Imperial:127
Width Imperial:72
Length Imperial:37
Metric Unit:m
Imperial Unit:in
City:Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates:45.5192°N -122.6774°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13
Owner:City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council

Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher is an outdoor 2009 stainless steel sculpture by American artist Cris Bruch, located in Portland, Oregon.

Description and history

Whistlestop was designed by Cris Bruch and completed in 2009. It is located at the intersection of Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Morrison Street in the Portland Transit Mall. The stainless steel sculpture depicts pipe organ components, specifically a windchest and three "fanciful" pipes.[1] [2] It measures 127inches x 72inches x 37inches and weighs 1,200 pounds.[1] [3] According to Bruch, it is intended to "evoke sound and provide a quiet moment in an urban streetscape, and the softly reflective surface picks up changes in light and color."[3] [4] One contributor to Blog Down to Washington, a website curated by the University of Washington Alumni Association, described the sculpture as "curved and fluted pipes rising from a low box, also mitered and angled to appear sharp and otherworldly".[5]

The sculpture was commissioned by TriMet and was fabricated by the Seattle-based company Fabrication Specialties, Ltd.[1] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[2]

Whistlestop has been included in at least one published walking tour of Portland.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cris Bruch: Public Commissions: Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher, 2009. CrisBruch.com. November 26, 2014. December 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141210081329/http://www.crisbruch.com/public_commissions/public_commissions_02.html. live.
  2. Web site: Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher, 2009. cultureNOW. November 26, 2014. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044436/http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06577%26seo%3DWhistlestop-for-an-Organ-Teacher_Cris-Bruch-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council. live.
  3. Web site: Public Art Search: Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher. Regional Arts & Culture Council. November 26, 2014. May 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190512013405/https://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=2879.103. live.
  4. Web site: Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100448/http://www.publicartarchive.org/work/whistlestop-organ-teacher. live. September 24, 2015. Public Art Archive. June 20, 2023.
  5. Web site: Flanders. Greg. Public Art at the UW: Department of Forensic Morphology Annex, by Cris Bruch. Blog Down to Washington. University of Washington. November 26, 2014. December 14, 2011. October 30, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151030205611/http://depts.washington.edu/alumni/blogs/bdtw/2011/12/publicart3/. live.
  6. Book: Cook. Sybilla Avery. Walking Portland, Oregon. April 2, 2013. Rowman & Littlefield. 52. November 26, 2014. 9780762794119. March 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220320182841/https://books.google.com/books?id=wvPWSWqzCT0C&pg=PA52. live.

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